Need help building my first PC.

[cobra_86]

thanks, just for gaming

ok i just built bobzwik i will post links in one minute.

Now this is a nice mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131701
a nice cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127575
a strong PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139007
a nice quad core cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115070
excellent ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231440
and the os
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6832116716
coming to a total w/o shipping of 1359 so at the 1500 range w/o tower.
or an alternative GPU for 20 dollars less
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814261099

Now Cobra this is what i just rambled together so if you need a case and(or) Os it leaves some room,
Your Gpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127575
Your Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131668
your PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139009
Your CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103849
Your Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231308
so like i said there are the basics you need you can alter if you dont need either a case or os than you can up the gpu to 2gpu or a single good one whichever you want.
It comes to 818 us dollars w/o shipping

[cobra_86]

thanks

my list :

Case: Coolermaster Elite 370 Black Mid Tower Case
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 Quad Core AM3 3.0GHz 2MB Cache 95W
Memory: 4Gb (2x2Gb) Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC3-10666 CAS9
ATI Graphics: 1GB XFX HD 5670 PCI-E 2.1 (x16) 1600MHz GDDR3 GPU 775MHz 400 Cores DP DL DVI-I HDMI HDCP
Power Supply Unit: 430W Corsair Builder Series
System Drives: 500 GB Samsung Spinpoint F3 7200 rpm 16MB Cache
Optical Drive 1 - DVD Blu Ray: Pioneer DVR-S19LBK DVD Writer
Sound Card: Use On Board Sound
TFT Monitor: 22" Iiyama PLE2208HDS-B1 Widescreen LCD 1920x1080 5ms

Total: Ā£605

wow that is pretty nice! but i think ill find some lower priced stuff, cause i need to fit in there a 45 or 60 GB SSD and a TB HDD. Also, ill try to find the equivalent on tigerdirect or newegg.ca.

Thanks alot, much appreciated!

wow that is pretty nice! but i think ill find some lower priced stuff, cause i need to fit in there a 45 or 60 GB SSD and a TB HDD. Also, ill try to find the equivalent on tigerdirect or newegg.ca.

Thanks alot, much appreciated!

Another good website, fellow Canadian, is CanadaComputers.com
Sometimes its cheaper then Tigerdirect. I have a Canada computers 20 mins away from me, and they also do shipping across canada for 1/3rd the price of tigerdirect.

i've built quite a few computers in my day, and just remember dont get fancy. keep it simple and you will be okay. i've failed on more then one occasion trying to get all fancy and complicated and the best computers i've owned were the ones where i just kept it simple.

yeah those setups focus on expansion capability but enough power for now and into bf3.

1 thing i will say cobra is a 430 is kinda low for that setup you will have to replace it down the road if you do any expansions to crossfire, fans, hdd, ram or sound card.

If you're looking for a Canadian eTailer, NCIX is probably the best out there. It's good because not only is it like Newegg with all the sweet deals and expansive product line, but the activity as a company is amazing. One of the workers actually makes videos explaining value to performance and information behind certain PC parts every few days. Unlike Newegg, the videos are actually informative and the people in them aren't complete idiots.

Now, onto my opinions for parts. Intel, and nVidia. Once you purchase products from either manufacturer, you get a huge feeling of "That payed off." When it comes to ram, choose 1333 or higher, and more expensive doesn't always mean better performing. Look at the specs for each, and the reviews behind each, and then choose, to keep your wallet fat. This also applies to other parts, as you want the best value to performance, which can still end up being a fantastic, future-resistant product. At this time, definitely go for a sandy bridge configuration if you go Intel. It's either less expensive or at the same price as older boards with higher performance, and will allow a cheaper PSU, since the power output is way lower. For HDDs, look for 64MB cache and SATA 6.0GB/s, best under WD's Black drives. SSDs are best by OCZ, but if you want a cheap, low GB choice just for OS boot, than almost any brand is fine, since almost all are blazing fast. Cases are really your call, because anytime someone suggests a case to me, it's either missing what I like, or not the right size, etc. But IMO, the best case manufacturer is Lian-Li, from the all aluminum to the dust filers in every intake. It will cost a pretty penny, but it's worth it in the long run. Other good ones are definitely the new cases by both NZXT and the HAF series by Coolermaster. I'm a big fan of dust filters, but again, cases are your call. If possible, don't get a super expensive top-of-the-line GFX card, because the price/performance ratio really becomes bad once you get out of reach of the high-mid range cards. Probably the best "mid-range" card at the moment is the GTX 560 Ti, since it's covered by so many companies and their third party coolers. MSI has the new Twin Frozr III, along with other companies like ASUS' new Direct CU. Power supplies are usually dominated by Corsair and Silverstone, since they make really good designs, great efficiency, at very nice prices. OCZ's new PSU's are also good. If you have the remaining money, go for an extremely high power, high efficiency, modular PSU, because once it's time to upgrade, it will take many many years before you'll need to upgrade the PSU. SO instead of buying an $80 one every two years, you buy one $200 which can last many years more, depending on your computer's demand. Good MOBO manufacturers are definitely ASUS and Gigabyte, and EVGA in the really high end MOBOs.

I've typed for far too long, but here's what I've got. Hope it helps, and good luck.

When buying parts use Canadian Tiger Direct and Canadian Newegg

Cheap prices at least they are in my opinion. Also when actually buying the parts send me a pm a day or two before, I'm signed up to receive discount codes from them and I'll send a few your way.

When buying parts use Canadian Tiger Direct and Canadian Newegg

Cheap prices at least they are in my opinion. Also when actually buying the parts send me a pm a day or two before, I'm signed up to receive discount codes from them and I'll send a few your way.

O_o I need some too..lol

Thanks pengwin you really hit the nail on the head. you pretty much did suggest the parts i put up with out actually saying so. But this is all suggestions guys you can choose what you want. Just a good reminder replace the thermal compound or thermal tape on the cpu and gpus most are crap and dont allow the best heat transfer.

You need them now?
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Thats all for now but I get these constantly.